anticipation

an·tic·i·pa·tion Audio Help (ān-tĭs'ə-pā'shən)

The act of anticipating.
An expectation.
Foreknowledge, intuition, and presentiment.
The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use.
Music Introduction on a weak beat of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.

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